PingCentral

Installing PingCentral on Linux systems

To install PingCentral, download the latest version of the software and follow the on-screen instructions.

Before you begin

Ensure that:

  • You are signed on to your system and have privileges that allow you to install applications. Run PingCentral as a non-root user.

  • All System requirements and supported configurations are met, and the Oracle or OpenJDK Java 11 LTS runtime environment is installed.

  • The <JAVA_HOME> path points to the JDK software on your system. For example, /usr/lib/jvm/java-11-openjdk-11.0.5.10-0.e17_7.x86_64. To verify this information, run the echo $JAVA_HOME command.

  • The JAVA/bin directory path is added to the <PATH> variable. To verify this information, run the echo $PATH command.

Steps

  1. Download the latest version of PingCentral from the Ping Identity website.

  2. Extract the file into the appropriate target installation directory.

  3. Start PingCentral by running /<pingcentral_install>/bin/run.sh.

  4. When the installation is complete, open a browser window and enter the machine and PingCentral admin port in the URL field.

    Example:

    https://<yourhost>:9022.

  5. Sign on to the application using the following credentials:

    • Username: Administrator

    • Password: 2Federate

  6. Configure PingCentral to run as a Linux systemv service or a Linux systemd service, as appropriate.

    For more information, see Configuring PingCentral to run as a Linux systemv service or Configuring PingCentral to run as a Linux systemd service.

    Without modification, PingCentral is secure by default.